Field notes, v669
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Oct. 19, 1972, Wilderness Camp, W of Fredericksburg, VSH 3, Spotsylvania Co. Va. Snowing. Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Oct. 19, 1972, E of Vesuvius, Augus Co. Virginia -5:30 p.m. Turkey Vultures by the 12's heading for roost in Blue Ridge foothills, E of USll Oct. 21, 1972, Mabry Mill, Blue Ridge Parkway, Floyd Co. Va. Kingfisher Oct. 22, 1972, Knoxville, Knox Co. Tenn. Killdeer Rock Doves Starlings Nov. 12, 1972, Rosemont, Mont. Co. Penna. at Chauners - 9-11 a.m. Blue Jay Common Crows Black-capped Chickadees Mockingbirds singing early Starlings House Finches Slate-colored Juncos Nov. 26, 1972, McArthur Blvd. Reservoirs, Wash D. C. 12:15-25 p.m. Cool. Mallard - 8 Bufflehead - 15 Herring Gull - 15 Black Duck - 20 Ruddy - 35 Ring-billed Gull - 200 Canvasback - 20 Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Common and Fish Crow - 10 Ring-necked Duck - 6 Coots - 12 Starlings. Greater Scaup - 6 Black-backed Gull - 8 Nov. 29, 1972, Airlie House and grounds, Fauquier Co. Virginia - cold, clear-icy drizzle. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mockingbirds Cardinals Red-bellied Wpkr. Ruby-crowned Kinglets Pine Siskins Blue Jays Starlings Savannal Sparrows Common Crows House Finches Slate-colored Juncos December 3, 1972, C&O Canal, Widewater-Lock 16, 9-10:30 a.m. Clear, calm, 35-50ºF. Kingfisher Carolina Chickadee - sev. Starlings - 10 Pileated Woodpecker Tufted Titmouse - 3 Cardinal - 1F Red-bellied Wpkr. Wh.breasted Nuthatch - 1 Evening Grosbeak - 1F Downy Wpkr. pr & 2 House Wren - 1 C. Goldfinches - 15-20 Blue Jay - 2 Carolina Wren - 4-6 pr. Slate-colored Junco - 20-25 Common Crow - 18-20 Hermit Thrush - 1 Wh-throated Sparrow - 12-15 Fish Crow - 4 Golden-crn. Kinglet - 2 Song Sparrow - 4 December 11, 1972, Ames-Ankeny, Iowa. 2-4:30 p.m. Heavy snow cover. Ovc. calm. Rock Doves Starlings - quite a few 30year record snowfall this week. December 16, 1972, 4th WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS COUNT, 10:45-11:35 EST, Clear, 25-30º, 15-30 mph. w/ Mike Farrell and Bill Buback of WH Staff. Mourning Dove - 1 on ground at south end, in sun. Rock Doves - 11 (450 in Lafayette Sq. afterwards) Downy Woodpecker - 2 Blue Jay - 4 Mockingbird - 8 Starling - 3 (or more in holes in big tree N of east wing. House Sparrow - 90 Cardinal - 1 pr S of east wing White-throated Sparrow - 4 Total - 9 species, 125 individuals. 4-year total now 17 species with highest number seen of each totalling 232. Avg for 4 year - 10 species, 137 individuals